symbolic

symbolique

Qui exprime une idée ou un sentiment par un geste ou un objet, plutôt que d’avoir un effet pratique direct.

En anglais simple : Showing an idea or feeling through an action or object, rather than producing a direct practical result.

• The gift was a symbolic gesture.
• Their small victory was largely symbolic.
• The open door is symbolic of welcome.

Comment l'utiliser : be symbolic of something (The shared meal is symbolic of friendship.)

Synonymes : representative, token

Expressions courantes : symbolic gesture, symbolic victory, symbolic of something

symbolique

Qui concerne des signes, des images ou des objets représentant des idées ou d’autres choses.

En anglais simple : Connected with signs, pictures, or objects that stand for ideas or other things.

• The color has a symbolic meaning.
• These numbers carry symbolic value in her religion.
• The artist uses symbolic images throughout the painting.

Synonymes : emblematic

Expressions courantes : symbolic meaning, symbolic value, symbolic language